The conquistadores were __________.
a. Catholic missionaries
b. merchants and traders
c. independent military adventurers
d. peasant settlers
c. independent military adventurers
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Both the US and Soviet Union joined the __________ after WWII
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is the best statement of why the British signed the peace treaty granting American independence?
A. The French had driven the British navy from the high seas. B. They had sent a commission offering peace on prewar terms, which the Congress accepted in all particulars except refusing to remain in the empire. C. The timing of the occasional American victories led to a global situation in which the British needed to salvage the rest of their empire by cutting their American losses. D. The Americans had driven the British army out of North America.
The Yoruba-speaking peoples of Benin and Ife:
A) were unaware of the slave trade. B) became powerful slave traders. C) refused to participate in the slave trade. D) were frequently sold into slavery.
Among the business innovations that contributed to the development of modern capitalism were all of the following EXCEPT
a. maritime insurance. b. joint-stock companies. c. the antecedent to the modern check. d. the elimination of double-entry bookkeeping. e. business techniques developed in southern Europe.